Inuyasha spotted the old structure as he turned onto the street. His eyes
flashing. Turning the ignition off he rose from behind the steering wheel.
Bounding up the stairs he caught sight of lights still on. He strolled to
the door.....without hesitation he knocked
When the door swung open he saw utter shock on the face of the person on the other side. "What do you need at this time of night" she asked him...taken back at the tone in her voice he thought for a moment about a response that would hopefully calm her and get him a foothold on his intended goal. "I found myself thinking about you quite a bit, your beauty captivated me from the moment I met you, perhaps we could go out for dinner sometime" He noted the knowing glimmer in her eye.
"I just recently started to see someone, so I am not sure it would be appropriate to engage in another such arrangement with you, Mr. Mr. Tenukeu." He was disappointed, yet he was not one to back down from a challenge. "It would honor me if you would call me simply Inuyasha" he requested . "Ahh, sorry for that, however I suspect there is nothing 'simple' about you Mr...um...Inuyasha" he grinned noticing her slight blush. 'Perhaps I won't have the challenge I first thought' he mused
"Inuyasha, It really is getting late, I have work early in the morning and other matters that need tending too perhaps we can chat another time" as she began to back away from the door to allow her to close it she noticed him stepping forward. Before she had a chance to counter he spoke "I sincerely hope you will reconsider my dinner invitation, I understand your concern. It would honor me greatly to escort you to dinner at least once, allow me to prove my intentions" he asked, hoping to sound pleading enough. He intended to enjoy himself with her throughly....he made all efforts possible to inspect her visually without her noticing. His mind already reeling with ideas of things he would enjoy doing with this raven haired vixen.
"I will consider it Inuyasha, if you don't mind I really should be going to be now. Thank you for stopping by and thank you for the flowers" she stated. He looked past her shoulders and noticed there was only one display of roses he'd sent her. "Did you not receive the roses I had delivered to you today?" he asked "I left work suddenly, I was not aware there was anything waiting for me" she informed him "Ah, I hope it was nothing serious that caused you to leave so suddenly" he inquired "No, I was tired, and slipped out another way" "Ah, well I will leave you to sleep" reaching out to kiss her hand "Hope your dreams are sweet and gentle like a spring breeze" She blushed before thanking him, and bidding him a goodnight. He left her door with a smile. However inside his mind he was planning and scheming his next move. This woman would be a challenge, but he had a feeling it would be well worth the work it would take to pull it off.
Kagome found her thoughts frazzled when she looked at the closed front door. "What in the world would make him come here this time of night to ask me for a dinner date?" she asked herself out loud. She went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and prepared herself for bed. Her thoughts drifting to Inuyasha, 'he is a handsome man but...Kouga, he's so sweet so sincere and so much more trustworthy than Inuyasha appears to be' Her last continence thoughts were of a dark haired, blue eyed man, a smile and a dream kept her company throughout the night.
Inuyasha sped home, once inside he went through his normal routine. He noticed the flashing on his answering machine and checked the messages.
"Inuyasha we will be meeting with clients first thing tomorrow morning, I wanted to remind you so you would NOT be late for this meeting, I do not think they would settle for another rescheduling" Sessomaru had a slightly scolding voice. However Inuyasha blew it off and deleted the message. Cracking open his beer he plopped down on the couch, flipping through the channels. He briefly stopped on Cinemax when he caught sight of a lovely pair of breast right in his face. For a brief moment he entertained the thought of doing to Miss Kagome what was being done to the woman on the screen. He continued to surf after pushing that thought back in his mind. Right now was not the time to even get that far into the plan. He would enjoy that soon enough. He checked the stock reports and watched a little news. Chugging the last of his beer he tossed the bottle into the trash before heading to bed himself.
The next morning both were headed to their selective destinations. Kagome strolled by the front desk where Aynme was standing with a huge grin on her face. "Kagome you snuck out on me yesterday . You left something here" with that she had pulled forth an absolutely huge yet beautiful bouquet of roses. "I wish I could get flowers like these from someone special, say did you ever find out who your secret admirer is?" she quizzed. "Yes" was Kagome's simple answer. "Well I wanna meet the man behind the mystery" Aynme pleaded. "I don't know that, that will ever happen I am seeing someone already" "EEEEK....really? When? Where did you meet him? What does he look like? Does he have a brother?" Aynme was hyper and wound tighter than a grandfather clock. Kagome knew she should have gone in through the other door. "I just went out with him one time, blind date, set up by Sango" she finally told her "Well then you can go out with the other man, it's not like your in a committed relationship after one blind date, at least open your field of options girl" the young secretary exclaimed.
Kagome just shrugged and carried the flowers to the back. Sango was waiting patiently by the time clock, waiting for that final click telling her it was time to punch in. Kagome strolled in and smiled at her best friend. "Morning Kagome, did you sleep well?" Sango asked "Yes, I hope you and Naraku had a pleasant evening last night" Sango was somewhat saddened suddenly....."What is wrong Sango?" Kagome asked "Naraku and I had a little spat last night I'm sure everything will work out" "Well what was the spat about Sango" Kagome had put her hand on her dear friends shoulder....trying to look the girl in the eyes, which was proven difficult due to the fact that Sango had obviously found something of greater interest in the design of the floor tiles. "He wants to push the wedding date back some, he says there are problems with his family coming to town and he wants to get things more organize before we get married and go on our honeymoon" Sango confessed. "Well I'm sure he has good reason, at least the cost of waiting isn't anything to worry about, after all he insisted on paying for everything" Kagome was hoping to ease her friends mind but she was suddenly aware of the fact that she might have stuck her foot in her mouth, and Sango confirmed it with her next statement. "Yeah and if he decides to cancel all together than I won't have to worry about how much money it cost to waste all that time and I'll even have a wedding dress out of the deal" she put on a mock smile....but the tears welled up behind her eyes. Kagome was lost for what to say next.
Meanwhile::::::::::
Inuyasha sat gazing at the papers he had before him. He wanted to get this meeting over with. Sessomaru had insisted he be on time for this meeting, and now the clients were a full half hour late. In Inuyasha's opinion it was done out of spite. That's when he noticed Miroku standing in front of his desk. "Inuyasha, are you well today? You seem distracted" the young man stated. "I'm fine, tired of waiting for these aggravating clients, they did this shit on purpose. I have things I want to take care of" "Would those things have anything to do with the Shrine purchase?" Miroku inquired. "And if they did?" Inuyasha asked almost daring Miroku to reply..but with a firm gulp and a hesitant breath he did just that. "Well Inuyasha, I think perhaps you should consider my idea...after all why would you want to hurt someone twice over and with such deep wounds" He hoped and prayed his old friend would come to his senses. He knew the man better than his own brother, and with this knowledge he'd seen that Inuyasha could indeed be a very caring person. Unfortunately he considered it a weakness, especially these days. Business had not room for pleasure he had always told Miroku, yet Miroku knew the man sitting at that desk at this very moment lacked a certain something in his life. He hoped he would find it someday and calm that raging part of him which seemed to make him almost in-human. If there ever was someone consumed by his work this man before him was IT!.
"I told you I will consider it, and I will, but I will do things the way I see fit and I would appreciate you not trying to tell me how to handle my own business deals. You were hired for the legal end work, nothing more, nothing less....mind your own business" The anger in Inuyasha's voice now permeating the room.
Miroku threw his hands up in mock defense. "Alright Inuyasha, I trust you to make the best decision possible. I however went ahead and took it upon myself to notify the others. They understand they are to contact you or myself if they are contacted." "Do not proceed further unless I tell you too" Inuyasha told him calmly, yet with a threatening undertone. Miroku knew this meant he'd stepped slightly on Inuyasha's toes but he did what he felt he must. His continence got the better of him.
"It's time, Miroku make sure you have all the notes ready....I want this over with as soon as possible" Sessomoru stood in Inuyasha's open office door. He was apparently aggravated as well with the late arrival of the clients. "Fine, lets get this over with, did they have an excuse" Inuyasha asked as he walked towards his brother. "No but I'm sure it would have been better than the one you gave" Sessomaru smirked at his brother...knowing all to well the reason why he had been late with the previous meeting was due to nightly activities with a certain secretary. He was still somewhat aggravated with the fact that the girl had quit because Inuyasha had dismissed her after he had his fun.
"Good evening gentlemen. I hope this meeting will go as planned for all parties concerned" Sessomoru said as he entered the office. "Hai, we do as well" the older gentleman replied "Miroku do you have the papers for Tukyo Financial prepared?" "Hai, everything is in order" he slid the folder across the desk in front of Sessomaru "I believe you will find everything in order gentlemen, feel free to look over everything and take as much time as you need....we will leave you for a few moments to do so" Inuyasha finally standing to walk to the door.
The three men retreated to Inuyasha's office just down the hall after leaving instructions to be notified by Sess's secretary. Inuyasha began to fidget with his papers piled on his desk. Miroku looked uneasy....Sess noticed the strange behavior of both men and decided to ask about it. "Inuyasha was is troubling you?" He asked his younger brother "Nothing, why would you ask?" Inuyasha looked at his brother like he'd lost his blooming mind. "Miroku seems vexed by something" he stated casting a glance at the nervous dark haired man. "He's always got something 'vexing' him....ignore it how do you think I've dealt with him all these years?" Inuyasha smirked as he looked at the mock hurt expression on his old friends face. "It has been a challenge remaining your friend as well Inuyasha, after all most would have turned their back after receiving one smashing blow to the head, yet I have endured many years and many hundreds of said blows" Miroku defended himself "Well learn to keep your hands where they belong and I wouldn't have to scold you like a child" Inuyasha glared at his old buddy now "Gentlemen, enough....besides...Inuyasha considering your reputation and loss of good secretaries around here I would say you have little room to speak of Miroku's lecherous ways" Sess stated in a calm yet firm manner.
Just as Inuyasha was about to speak in defense of himself they were interrupted with a knock on the door...."They are ready to sign the paperwork" the secretary stated....with a grin in Inuyasha's direction....which did not go un-noticed by his older brother. "Inuyasha I tell you once and only once....you keep your hands off RIN!...do I make myself clear?" Sess warned his sibling. "Brother trust me when I say this....I have NO Interest in your dear Rin....fear not"
With a understanding between them, the three gentlemen strolled to Sess's office to complete the deal.....
When the door swung open he saw utter shock on the face of the person on the other side. "What do you need at this time of night" she asked him...taken back at the tone in her voice he thought for a moment about a response that would hopefully calm her and get him a foothold on his intended goal. "I found myself thinking about you quite a bit, your beauty captivated me from the moment I met you, perhaps we could go out for dinner sometime" He noted the knowing glimmer in her eye.
"I just recently started to see someone, so I am not sure it would be appropriate to engage in another such arrangement with you, Mr. Mr. Tenukeu." He was disappointed, yet he was not one to back down from a challenge. "It would honor me if you would call me simply Inuyasha" he requested . "Ahh, sorry for that, however I suspect there is nothing 'simple' about you Mr...um...Inuyasha" he grinned noticing her slight blush. 'Perhaps I won't have the challenge I first thought' he mused
"Inuyasha, It really is getting late, I have work early in the morning and other matters that need tending too perhaps we can chat another time" as she began to back away from the door to allow her to close it she noticed him stepping forward. Before she had a chance to counter he spoke "I sincerely hope you will reconsider my dinner invitation, I understand your concern. It would honor me greatly to escort you to dinner at least once, allow me to prove my intentions" he asked, hoping to sound pleading enough. He intended to enjoy himself with her throughly....he made all efforts possible to inspect her visually without her noticing. His mind already reeling with ideas of things he would enjoy doing with this raven haired vixen.
"I will consider it Inuyasha, if you don't mind I really should be going to be now. Thank you for stopping by and thank you for the flowers" she stated. He looked past her shoulders and noticed there was only one display of roses he'd sent her. "Did you not receive the roses I had delivered to you today?" he asked "I left work suddenly, I was not aware there was anything waiting for me" she informed him "Ah, I hope it was nothing serious that caused you to leave so suddenly" he inquired "No, I was tired, and slipped out another way" "Ah, well I will leave you to sleep" reaching out to kiss her hand "Hope your dreams are sweet and gentle like a spring breeze" She blushed before thanking him, and bidding him a goodnight. He left her door with a smile. However inside his mind he was planning and scheming his next move. This woman would be a challenge, but he had a feeling it would be well worth the work it would take to pull it off.
Kagome found her thoughts frazzled when she looked at the closed front door. "What in the world would make him come here this time of night to ask me for a dinner date?" she asked herself out loud. She went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and prepared herself for bed. Her thoughts drifting to Inuyasha, 'he is a handsome man but...Kouga, he's so sweet so sincere and so much more trustworthy than Inuyasha appears to be' Her last continence thoughts were of a dark haired, blue eyed man, a smile and a dream kept her company throughout the night.
Inuyasha sped home, once inside he went through his normal routine. He noticed the flashing on his answering machine and checked the messages.
"Inuyasha we will be meeting with clients first thing tomorrow morning, I wanted to remind you so you would NOT be late for this meeting, I do not think they would settle for another rescheduling" Sessomaru had a slightly scolding voice. However Inuyasha blew it off and deleted the message. Cracking open his beer he plopped down on the couch, flipping through the channels. He briefly stopped on Cinemax when he caught sight of a lovely pair of breast right in his face. For a brief moment he entertained the thought of doing to Miss Kagome what was being done to the woman on the screen. He continued to surf after pushing that thought back in his mind. Right now was not the time to even get that far into the plan. He would enjoy that soon enough. He checked the stock reports and watched a little news. Chugging the last of his beer he tossed the bottle into the trash before heading to bed himself.
The next morning both were headed to their selective destinations. Kagome strolled by the front desk where Aynme was standing with a huge grin on her face. "Kagome you snuck out on me yesterday . You left something here" with that she had pulled forth an absolutely huge yet beautiful bouquet of roses. "I wish I could get flowers like these from someone special, say did you ever find out who your secret admirer is?" she quizzed. "Yes" was Kagome's simple answer. "Well I wanna meet the man behind the mystery" Aynme pleaded. "I don't know that, that will ever happen I am seeing someone already" "EEEEK....really? When? Where did you meet him? What does he look like? Does he have a brother?" Aynme was hyper and wound tighter than a grandfather clock. Kagome knew she should have gone in through the other door. "I just went out with him one time, blind date, set up by Sango" she finally told her "Well then you can go out with the other man, it's not like your in a committed relationship after one blind date, at least open your field of options girl" the young secretary exclaimed.
Kagome just shrugged and carried the flowers to the back. Sango was waiting patiently by the time clock, waiting for that final click telling her it was time to punch in. Kagome strolled in and smiled at her best friend. "Morning Kagome, did you sleep well?" Sango asked "Yes, I hope you and Naraku had a pleasant evening last night" Sango was somewhat saddened suddenly....."What is wrong Sango?" Kagome asked "Naraku and I had a little spat last night I'm sure everything will work out" "Well what was the spat about Sango" Kagome had put her hand on her dear friends shoulder....trying to look the girl in the eyes, which was proven difficult due to the fact that Sango had obviously found something of greater interest in the design of the floor tiles. "He wants to push the wedding date back some, he says there are problems with his family coming to town and he wants to get things more organize before we get married and go on our honeymoon" Sango confessed. "Well I'm sure he has good reason, at least the cost of waiting isn't anything to worry about, after all he insisted on paying for everything" Kagome was hoping to ease her friends mind but she was suddenly aware of the fact that she might have stuck her foot in her mouth, and Sango confirmed it with her next statement. "Yeah and if he decides to cancel all together than I won't have to worry about how much money it cost to waste all that time and I'll even have a wedding dress out of the deal" she put on a mock smile....but the tears welled up behind her eyes. Kagome was lost for what to say next.
Meanwhile::::::::::
Inuyasha sat gazing at the papers he had before him. He wanted to get this meeting over with. Sessomaru had insisted he be on time for this meeting, and now the clients were a full half hour late. In Inuyasha's opinion it was done out of spite. That's when he noticed Miroku standing in front of his desk. "Inuyasha, are you well today? You seem distracted" the young man stated. "I'm fine, tired of waiting for these aggravating clients, they did this shit on purpose. I have things I want to take care of" "Would those things have anything to do with the Shrine purchase?" Miroku inquired. "And if they did?" Inuyasha asked almost daring Miroku to reply..but with a firm gulp and a hesitant breath he did just that. "Well Inuyasha, I think perhaps you should consider my idea...after all why would you want to hurt someone twice over and with such deep wounds" He hoped and prayed his old friend would come to his senses. He knew the man better than his own brother, and with this knowledge he'd seen that Inuyasha could indeed be a very caring person. Unfortunately he considered it a weakness, especially these days. Business had not room for pleasure he had always told Miroku, yet Miroku knew the man sitting at that desk at this very moment lacked a certain something in his life. He hoped he would find it someday and calm that raging part of him which seemed to make him almost in-human. If there ever was someone consumed by his work this man before him was IT!.
"I told you I will consider it, and I will, but I will do things the way I see fit and I would appreciate you not trying to tell me how to handle my own business deals. You were hired for the legal end work, nothing more, nothing less....mind your own business" The anger in Inuyasha's voice now permeating the room.
Miroku threw his hands up in mock defense. "Alright Inuyasha, I trust you to make the best decision possible. I however went ahead and took it upon myself to notify the others. They understand they are to contact you or myself if they are contacted." "Do not proceed further unless I tell you too" Inuyasha told him calmly, yet with a threatening undertone. Miroku knew this meant he'd stepped slightly on Inuyasha's toes but he did what he felt he must. His continence got the better of him.
"It's time, Miroku make sure you have all the notes ready....I want this over with as soon as possible" Sessomoru stood in Inuyasha's open office door. He was apparently aggravated as well with the late arrival of the clients. "Fine, lets get this over with, did they have an excuse" Inuyasha asked as he walked towards his brother. "No but I'm sure it would have been better than the one you gave" Sessomaru smirked at his brother...knowing all to well the reason why he had been late with the previous meeting was due to nightly activities with a certain secretary. He was still somewhat aggravated with the fact that the girl had quit because Inuyasha had dismissed her after he had his fun.
"Good evening gentlemen. I hope this meeting will go as planned for all parties concerned" Sessomoru said as he entered the office. "Hai, we do as well" the older gentleman replied "Miroku do you have the papers for Tukyo Financial prepared?" "Hai, everything is in order" he slid the folder across the desk in front of Sessomaru "I believe you will find everything in order gentlemen, feel free to look over everything and take as much time as you need....we will leave you for a few moments to do so" Inuyasha finally standing to walk to the door.
The three men retreated to Inuyasha's office just down the hall after leaving instructions to be notified by Sess's secretary. Inuyasha began to fidget with his papers piled on his desk. Miroku looked uneasy....Sess noticed the strange behavior of both men and decided to ask about it. "Inuyasha was is troubling you?" He asked his younger brother "Nothing, why would you ask?" Inuyasha looked at his brother like he'd lost his blooming mind. "Miroku seems vexed by something" he stated casting a glance at the nervous dark haired man. "He's always got something 'vexing' him....ignore it how do you think I've dealt with him all these years?" Inuyasha smirked as he looked at the mock hurt expression on his old friends face. "It has been a challenge remaining your friend as well Inuyasha, after all most would have turned their back after receiving one smashing blow to the head, yet I have endured many years and many hundreds of said blows" Miroku defended himself "Well learn to keep your hands where they belong and I wouldn't have to scold you like a child" Inuyasha glared at his old buddy now "Gentlemen, enough....besides...Inuyasha considering your reputation and loss of good secretaries around here I would say you have little room to speak of Miroku's lecherous ways" Sess stated in a calm yet firm manner.
Just as Inuyasha was about to speak in defense of himself they were interrupted with a knock on the door...."They are ready to sign the paperwork" the secretary stated....with a grin in Inuyasha's direction....which did not go un-noticed by his older brother. "Inuyasha I tell you once and only once....you keep your hands off RIN!...do I make myself clear?" Sess warned his sibling. "Brother trust me when I say this....I have NO Interest in your dear Rin....fear not"
With a understanding between them, the three gentlemen strolled to Sess's office to complete the deal.....